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Good Vibrations, Bad Vibrations
...in the worst places, notably the mid span of the blade. On the cowling side of the prop is a simple wire antenna and a pickup that proves a once-per-revolution...
Light and Inexpensive AirLite Reciever
...Radiant’s principal engineer James Wiebe designed the radio to employ the earbud wires to also act as the antenna. Standard ear buds are included in the price, but users can...
Big Screen EFIS 2022 Buyer’s Guide
...D-sub connector to feed the unit’s four internal RS-232 serial ports (ARINC 429 interfaces require MGL’s adapter), and there’s a coax connector input for the supplied GPS antenna. The MX1...
Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 13
...multiple alarms. For the next three days, Mike chased gremlins. The radio not working was a rather easy one to chase down and ended up being a loose antenna wire....
Shining a Light on History
...prior columns that when I was doing my antenna research work for NASA back in the late ’60s, I was paying $15 (2022 equivalent) for a uA709 integrated circuit. Ten...
Fourier Strikes Again
...baluns in copper-foil antennas. Two hours later, I replied: “Michael, I do not think the problem is with the antennas. An antenna problem would show up on almost all frequencies...
Mini Satcoms
...and the Iridium satellite antenna is nicely molded into the chassis. The control set is logical and durable. Free-form messages allow you to type as you wish directly from the...
Small Screen Upgrade!
...Allen wrench and about 30 seconds of time (left). The old displays have one big connector and an antenna cable—disconnect them, and the removal is complete (center). The two big...
Building the ‘Beater – Part 3
...I also took the time to add some reinforcement plates for antenna mounts. The gantry crane again came in very handy. The tail cone mount is attached to the cabin...
Weather Blocks Sun ‘n Fun Arrivals
...of the field, close to the VOR antenna. The volunteers are hopeful that the new sites, although farther away from airshow central, will be better suited to homebuilt ingress and...
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25th Anniversary: Rotax Run
The Rotax engines continual development over the years has led it to become the dominant engines among todays Light Sport Aircraft. Dave Martin details the engines evolution, and takes a look at what may be next.
Build Your Skills: Fabric
Fabric has been used to cover a wide variety of aircraft since the Wright brothers first started tinkering with flying machines. But fabric-covering processes have changed a lot in the last century, becoming more systematic in addition to being more reliable. Part 1 of this new series by Ron Alexander details the evolution of fabric covering and discusses some of the basics of getting started.
